Values that shape us
Following are values that shape us and form the culture, character and relationships of Mission Network. Our goal is that they will become a natural outgrowth of who we are, what we do, and how we do it. They represent our intentions as individuals and teams within Mission Network. Each value is equally important as MMN upholds our mission by sharing all of Christ with all of creation.
Christ-Centeredness
John 15:4, “Abide in Me, and I will abide in you. A branch cannot bear fruit if it is disconnected from the vine, and neither will you if you are not connected to Me.”
Col. 3:17, “Surely, no matter what you are doing (speaking, writing, or working), do it all in the name of Jesus our Master, sending thanks through Him to God our Father.”
Collaboration
Eph. 4:16, “He joins and holds together the whole body with its ligaments providing the support needed so each part works to its proper design to form a healthy, growing, and mature body that builds itself up in love.”
1 Peter 4:10, “Use whatever gift you’ve received for the good of one another so that you can show yourselves to be good stewards of God’s grace in all its varieties.”
Belonging
John 13:34-35, “Love each other deeply and fully. Remember the ways that I have loved you and demonstrate your love for others in those same ways.”
Romans 12:4-5, “For in the same way that one body has so many different parts, each with different functions; we, too—the many—are different parts that form one body in the Anointed One. Each one of us is joined with one another, and we become together what we could not be alone.”
Innovation
Rom 12:2, “Do not allow this world to mold you in its own image. Instead, be transformed from the inside out by renewing your mind. As a result, you will be able to discern what God wills and whatever God finds good, pleasing, and complete.”
Mark 2:22, “Nobody puts new, unfermented wine into old wineskins because if he does, the wine will burst the skins; they would lose both the wineskins and the wine. No, the only appropriate thing is to put new wine into new wineskins.”
Anti-Racism
Revelation 7:9, “I looked and saw a huge crowd of people, which no one could even begin to count, representing every nation and tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, wearing white robes and waving palm branches.”
Amos 5:24, “Let justice thunder down like a waterfall; let righteousness flow like a mighty river that never runs dry.”